The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 133, Issue 2 , Pages 294-298 , February 2007

Percutaneous aortic valve replacement: Which patients are suitable for it? A quest for a controlled use

  • Francesca di Marco, MD
    • ,
  • Gino Gerosa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Gino Gerosa, MD, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Sciences, Padua University Medical School, Via Giustiniani 2, 35100 Padova, Italy.

Received 25 July 2006 ,Accepted 8 August 2006.

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PII: S0022-5223(06)01877-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.08.074

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 133, Issue 2 , Pages 294-298 , February 2007

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